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[Warm on a Cold Night]

[Episode 10]

Although I was flogged today,

I'm happy.

The flogging has earned me

two candid friends

and friendship between the two races.

Isn't that great?

Two friends?

I think it's just

that patrolwoman, Su Jiu'er.

Who is she to you?

Why are you so protective of her?

She's a very important old friend.

Jun.

No matter how much you cherish old friendships,

you mustn't be so naive.

Your statuses are different.

It's rare enough

for you two to be friends.

If you disregard your identity,

do something unbefitting of your status,

and lose the commoners' respect for you,

it will not only

be a problem for you.

If you lose your status,

you won't even be able to protect her.

Brother,

you are always so considerate

and you always think ahead.

As your older brother,

I only wish that your life would be smooth-sailing

and have few setbacks.

Brother,

my butt hurts.

Fan it for me.

Here.

Jiu'er.

What are you doing?

Do your hands grow on your back?

Can you apply medicine on yourself?

Didn't I ask you to wait for me?

Mother.

I'm afraid you'll be tired.

I think

you'd better

quit your job.

The Emperor has already had you flogged.

I don't think you'll last long there.

Don't say that.

Mother.

I asked for the punishment myself

to protect my subordinates.

I didn't make a big mistake.

Mother.

This time,

I solved a big case.

Maybe I'll be promoted

soon.

I don't want you

doing such dangerous things.

There's no danger.

My subordinate is very formidable.

I protected him so well today.

In the future,

he will give it his all and spare no effort

in working for me.

Don't worry.

Fine. Come on.

I'll apply the medicine for you.

Be careful.

Be gentle.

Here.

This lass.

When did she

become so ambitious?

She just got a subordinate,

and she's already getting flogged for him.

[Tablet of Father Su Yao]

Su,

talk to your daughter.

If anything happens to her,

I...

Mother.

I promise you.

I will be careful in the future.

Why are you here?

I just—

W- When did you get here?

Just now.

You are here...

I'm here

to visit

an invalid.

You were flogged so many times.

I wanted to know if you would die.

I didn't expect

to hear the truth the moment I got here.

It turns out that

you took the flogging for me

because you wanted me to give my all and spare no effort

in working for you?

No, it's not like that.

It's me—

My butt hurts.

You haven't changed at all

since I last saw you.

You're still pretending to fall

as an excuse to touch me.

I didn't do it on purpose.

No.

Why are you like this?

I went there to

call and shout everyday.

I was cheering for you on the outside.

How could you say that to me?

How could you point your finger at me?

Let go.

Let go!

What if I don't?

Aren't you

mysophobic?

Aren't you afraid of being touched?

Let me tell you.

I touched a lot of things outside

just now.

There were cats, dogs,

frogs, hedgehogs,

and a whole lot of stinky things.

Smell my hands if you don't believe me.

Stinky, right?

Enough.

I haven't replenished your health

in a few days.

I'll make it up to you today.

Life and death are predestined.

Who was the one screaming and crying

in the ice cellar,

saying she didn't want to die?

Looks like I saved her for nothing.

I should have let her

freeze to death.

Aren't you still the same as well?

You don't mean what you say.

You're cold on the outside but you're actually soft-hearted.

Your mother is here.

My mother is here—

Jiu'er, I've prepared some—

Where is she?

This girl.

She ran out after applying the ointment.

Well.

Your complexion looks good.

Your health must already be sufficently replenished.

I'll... get going now.

Wait.

Well.

Tomorrow morning,

come to the Inspection Bureau a little earlier.

Are you really treating me

as a patrolman?

Do I have to start working at dawn from now on?

Idiot.

It's my fault.

I can't get Chef Zhang

to name his accomplice.

He insists that

he did it himself.

I...

I need you.

The one who thinks she is the cleverest person

in the Inspection Bureau...

What did you just say?

I said,

Your Highness, the pride of the Qi race,

I

need you

to work with me on this case.

Alright.

See you tomorrow morning at the Inspection Bureau.

Wait a minute.

I have another question.

Why do you have so many questions?

I'm thinking,

since you are the prince of the Qi race,

why didn't you issue an order

for the whole of the Qi race to come out

and look for that Qi man with three scars for you?

Because

he is an old friend

all of us are looking for.

I must

find him

before they do.

You can go now.

Put this on. I'm leaving.

Teacher.

You can't sleep either?

I was just waiting for you.

Hanzheng.

Your father asked me

to bring you back.

We're leaving tomorrow.

But Teacher,

I'm now a patrolman

newly hired by the Inspection Bureau.

If I disappear

from the Inspection Bureau

so soon after I was released,

the Qian will make a big fuss

out of it.

So what if they do?

If so soon after I was released,

I become someone

who went back on his word,

I think

it won't be easy for you all

to push for the Qian-Qi Six Treaties.

You've gotten good at manoeuvring

since you've been away.

I was always good,

I just didn't do it often.

Sit down.

No.

Preceptor.

Don’t worry.

I'll keep an eye on him.

You?

Why are you looking at me?

Chilan was going to come to Jiuxiao City

on a diplomatic mission next month.

We're just here to make preparations

in advance.

Fine.

Chilan is the main emissary,

you'll be her aide.

If the Qian-Qi Six Treaties

can be signed successfully,

you can earn your father's trust.

You must make this happen.

I understand, Teacher.

But

can you take her back

with you?

I'm used to being alone.

I'm not comfortable with assisting her.

You're not comfortable with assisting me?

Are you comfortable

working with a Qian?

You—

Enough.

Stop teasing him.

You must come clean to me

about the reason

you sneaked out of Shuobei.

Teacher.

Chilan.

Do you guys

already know about the ember?

So you do know.

Forget it.

I asked your father

not to tell you.

You and Mu Yan

grew up under my tutelage.

I know

how close you are.

Teacher,

do you also think

he took the ember away?

Whether we believe it or not,

we can't change the fact that

the Qi race is in danger.

Now that the holy ember has been lost,

deep night will descend upon us.

The Qi race

might be annihilated.

You must find him.

Don't let your emotions get the better of you.

You are the son of the King of Xueqi,

and the future of the Qi race.

Also,

your father has always thought highly of you.

He asked me

not to bring more men with me.

He only asked Chilan

to stay in Jiuxiao City with you.

You should know

what this means.

You're gravely misunderstood about His Majesty.

Really?

I think

you are more suitable than I am

to be his son.

You ignore me whenever things get serious.

When will you kick

your bad habit

of acting wilfully

and isolating yourself from others?

Standing apart from the crowd

allows one to calmly

assess the entirety of a situation.

Hanzheng.

In the whole world,

only your father, Chilan, the King of Chiqi, and I

know about the ember.

Now that you know,

you must keep it a secret.

No matter how much you trust someone,

you must not tell them.

Especially not a Qian.

Chilan, let's go.

It's time.

Well, I...

Keha!

Your Highness!

What's wrong?

Where did you put

my clothes?

They're in the cabinet.

Is Lord Chilan here?

Are we running away?

I'll pack up now.

Wait.

How confused are you?

This is the first time

I am showing up in Jiuxiao City

as the Young Master of the state of Qi,

as well as a special hire

of the Inspection Bureau.

You have one joss stick's worth of time.

Get me an outfit

befitting of my status

and help me get changed.

If you fail,

I will...

Rip out a tuft of hair from your tail

and burn it.

I'll go now.

[Inspection Bureau]

The doors are closed.

Get lost!

Yes, Sir.

Commander Yan.

I’ve

closed the doors for you.

No one will come in.

You see,

I've done my best to preserve your dignity.

Let's begin.

Let’s begin.

I spoke out of turn

and offended Brother Su

as well as his precious, eloquent, daughter.

Like father, like daughter indeed.

Su Jiu'er managed to catch the murderer

before the deadline.

She managed to prove Brother Su and herself.

I hereby

apologize!

Dismissed!

No, no, no.

That's it?

What about Brother Hu?

Let me tell you.

I'm her godfather.

I should definitely be included too.

Don't pile on here.

Commander Yan!

Hu is

my able partner.

Without him,

this case wouldn't have been solved.

If the case hadn't been solved,

you would be humiliated.

If you were humiliated,

it wouldn't simply be a matter of

an apology anymore.

Brother Hu,

I've offended you many times in the past.

Please

forgive me.

It's okay.

I forgive you.

He forgives you.

I'll watch over him in the future.

Dismissed.

Dismissed.

Okay. Dismissed.

Coming.

Coming.

You're back.

I've bought the last of the

Qi-repellent sachets.

Liu, what are you doing?

I've bought them.

This...

What's that smell?

Not bad.

Yue Daren.

Our new colleague is coming.

You're acting like an unwelcome guest is coming.

Can't you treat him

as an ordinary person?

Exactly.

Why did you prepare all these?

Our new colleague is coming,

so we must

be well prepared.

But I didn't buy your share.

Why?

Boss, give me one.

No.

No!

Don't grab it.

Stop it.

Give me one.

Stop fighting.

Stop fighting!

No.

This...

Wasn't she here just now?

How did she get there so fast?

I remember it like that too.

So fast?

You can't stand up again?

Did you get hurt

or did your illness act up again?

I almost fell down.

Then you suddenly showed up

and flew me around.

I feel a little dizzy.

You almost got hurt

because of these fools.

How stupid.

I thought

the prince of the Qi

would be a burly man with thick hair.

I didn't expect him

to be so elegant.

I thought the Qi

hate physical contact with other people.

But he was willing to rescue Jiu'er

from a crowd.

He's quite considerate.

Indeed.

He's not as the rumors described.

Let's get down to business.

Why don't you say hello to everyone

and get to know them?

Never mind.

They're prejudiced.

It's not a problem if I don't get to know them.

You heard it wrong. You—

-Stop explaining. -You misunderstood them.

With my hearing,

I can hear you all whispering

from three streets away.

Qi-repellent sachets?

Hanzheng, listen to me first.

Liu, I'll return mine to you.

Mine too.

What are you doing? Wait.

Hu.

Ren.

No.

I paid for these!

Chen Li, stop there!

I thought that

after all that has happened,

the mindset at the Inspection Bureau would change.

To think that

they're still a bunch of fools.

Don't talk nonsense.

My godfather and I aren't.

I know it very well.

Your Highness

saved me first.

Even though nominally,

you're only a patrolman,

in private,

I'll follow your orders.

But your clothes...

Our clothes

are not befitting of your status.

I'll make the call.

You don't have to change out.

Alright.

And this.

[Han Zheng]

This is not bad.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Which cell

is the chef in?

The innermost one on the left.

The innermost one?

What's wrong?

There are no signs of life

in that cell.

Open the door.

He bit his tongue and committed suicide.

He has been dead for hours.

The door lock

isn't damaged.

He died out of the blue before the trial.

It doesn't seem like an ordinary suicide.

I suspect...

You suspect the murderer was someone else?

That's possible.

Why can't it be?

Did you examine the body?

Are there any wounds?

What about the cell?

Are there any signs of a fight in the cell?

Did anyone damage

the cell's door lock?

It's intact.

Indeed.

Everything seems to point towards

this being a suicide.

-But... -Come.

Commander.

Everything points towards

Zhang Sen knowing

he was doomed,

and commiting suicide to avoid punishment.

I think

we can close the case.

That seems to be the only way.

Wait.

Your Highness, what can I do for you?

Even if it were suicide,

there's a difference between voluntary suicide

and suicide under duress.

We have investigated

everything.

Zhang Sen had no visitors.

There are no signs of a fight

in the cell.

So what?

Is it hard to find master fighters who could do this

without a trace?

What do you mean, Your Highness?

Are you not satisfied

with a petty chef as the murderer,

and want to uncover a greater conspiracy?

Not only that.

I'm not satisfied with you.

You...

He died

in your prison.

As the chief here, not only are you not reflecting on yourself,

but you're trying to close the case in a hurry.

What are you talking about?

What do you mean, "your prison"?

It's ours.

Our prison.

Ours.

Yes.

Couldn't there be anyone amongst us

who is secretly

consorting with outsiders?

That's too much.

That's too much.

What do you mean?

What do you mean?

Commander Yan.

Have some tea and calm down.

Brother Han,

I don't like what you said.

You...

We are all on the same side.

Right?

I promise you.

Commander Yan.

He is just a young man, he speaks—

He looks young,

but he's actually an old monster.

He is used to being a prince.

He's a bit official.

Please understand.

Nonsense!

This is not Shuobei.

I’ve been working diligently at the Inspection Bureau

for over ten years.

My service can be considered meritorious,

can't it?

No one has dared

to criticize me!

Really?

Greetings, Your Highness.

Greetings, Your Highness.

I was flogged because of this case.

Even when I'm dreaming,

I want to find the murderer.

Now, you're telling me the case is closed.

Are you afraid that I'll hold you accountable?

I just thought that

because we are out of leads,

this case

cannot be investigated any further.

Don't you know that this case

has caused two princes to suffer?

It also involves the relationship between our two states.

Father takes it very seriously.

I finally

got the case,

but Zhang Sen committed suicide in prison.

What am I

supposed to tell Father?

Your Highness.

His Majesty

wants to hear about this case?

Of course.

Father takes it very seriously.

Patrolman Su.

Yes.

Come with me.

Where...

Where are we going?

Where?

We are going to see my older brother,

then my Father,

and finally discuss closing the case.

You have to report

the details of this case clearly to me.

If anyone has been negligent in their duty,

you have to tell me as well.

My eldest brother and Father

are extremely intelligent.

You won't be able to hide it from them

even if you wanted to protect someone.

Yes, Your Highness.

Jiu'er.

What?

Godfather.

What's wrong?

Look at my eye.

Is there something in it?

Okay.

I'll leave you to it.

Let's go.

Goodbye, Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Since Prince Han is your assistant,

he must know a lot about this case.

Let's go together then.

Thank you, Your Highness.

-Let’s go. -Let’s go.

Commander, I need to go to the toilet.

[Deyue Tower]

How was it?

Did I look like

a prince just now?

What do you mean?

You are a prince.

Miss Jiu'er.

You don't know about this.

His Highness

is afraid of dealing with those officials.

Then why did you

come to the Inspection Bureau?

I wanted to observe

your investigation

as inspiration for my novella.

But I couldn't bear to see them

pick on you.

That's why—

That's why you pretended to be a spoiled brat.

Right?

How unexpected, Your Highness.

You're such a good actor.

You could probably even play the young scholars

in your novellas.

I'm not that good.

That means

the Emperor didn't say he wanted to review the case,

and nor did you claim the case.

I'll just have to

talk to my eldest brother

about the case later.

I think

it's more important to close the case first.

You want to brush off the case too?

Brother Han, calm down.

Investigating and closing the case are not mutually exclusive.

Do you remember

Miss Jiu'er getting pushed off

that tower?

Plus, Chef Zhang

isn't capable of killing Qi people.

The Inspection Bureau has already interrogated Zhang Sen

many times.

He insisted that he didn't have an accomplice.

Right?

It would be fine if he hadn't committed suicide.

Now that he has committed suicide in prison,

all the more it makes people believe

he was just a lackey.

There must be a true culprit

instructing him.

Since you want to find him,

why should we close the case?

This person

once said he wanted to kill Miss Jiu'er.

Besides,

he can send messages to Zhang Sen

in prison.

He also had Zhang killed

without a trace.

What does this mean?

It means only one thing.

Zhang Sen tried to hide the person

who is behind this.

If he finds out that Miss Jiu'er

is determined to crack the case,

what would he do?

I saved Su Jiu'er once,

I can save her a second time.

What happens

if you go back to Shuobei?

You mean to say

I can't solve the case?

I mean

it's better for us

Su Jiu'er.

What do you think?

I think it's delicious.

It's not about this.

Oh, this?

I think

since Zhang Sen is dead,

if there really is a true culprit,

we might as well let him get what he wants.

Maybe this would make him

give himself away.

You're both Qian people,

of course you're thinking the same thing.

Miss Jiu'er.

Here, on your mouth.

Where?

-Here? -No, there.

Here?

There.

Let me help you.

Here.

Your Highness.

Well...

I'm sorry.

I'm still not very good at using

Qian chopsticks.

You—

It's fine.

It's no big deal.

Don't be nervous, Your Highness.

Have some food.

Stop staring at

the oil stain on your left.

There isn't any on your right, is there?

It's fine.

Excuse me.

What's wrong with him?

I'll go check on him.

I'm here. Don't worry.

I've prepared clean clothes for you.

They're in the carriage.

He really went to get changed.

You're so cunning.

You know he's particular,

but you still made him wipe his left,

then his right,

then his left again,

and then his right again.

I'm not picking on him.

I just wanted to eat.

It's just that

Qian restaurants

are not only small,

but have nothing in them

I want to eat.

Fine.

If you say so.

But, my good partner,

we rely on our friends when we're outside.

You need friends to help you with the investigation too.

He's a prince after all.

He can make the investigation

a breeze.

It's good for you

to keep him happy.

I don't know

how to make people happy.

That's why

you should leave the coaxing

to me.

I'll keep him happy.

You can just keep quiet.

I'm not allowed to talk?

Fine.

For your sake,

I'll do it.

I promise you.

It's settled then.

Here's what.

You go eat something delicious first.

I'll go check on him.

Your Highness, you can open your eyes now.

Okay.

Let's go back.

Mu Yan.

Why is Mu Yan's scent here?

Brother Han was worried about you

so he asked me

to check on you.

I said I'm fine.

It's okay.

Hanzheng.

Where's Brother Han?

Where did he go?

Maybe

he went to the bathroom?

My flour!

Stop!

Kid.

Did you see anyone going over there?

Me?

Where did you get this?

That man said he was giving it to me.

That man said he was giving it to me.

That man said he was giving it to me.

What man?

A man

with this on his face.

Where did he go?

Did he say anything?

He said,

"Don't worry.

I'll appear again very soon."

Brother Han is indeed a Qi.

He used the toilet

until the sky got dark.

Have you found him?

Your Highness,

the waiter said he didn't see

anyone who looks like Brother Han go to the toilet.

He didn't?

He left me

without saying anything?

Tell me.

His Highness

treated him warmly.

How could Brother Han

leave just like that?

He won't.

He must have found

a new lead,

and went to investigate.

Qi people are

always hasty

like this.

By the way,

before he left, he was telling me about how

impressive Your Highness is.

You know so many people.

As our partner,

could you help us

look into something?

What is it?

The Qi man on the tower

is still the key to this case.

Hanzheng said

there were three scars on his mask.

Three scars?

Your Highness, you're well connected.

Could you help us

ask around?

Don't worry.

Leave it to me.

It's a small matter.

Consider it done.

We'll wait

for your good news.

Miss Jiu'er.

How about I send you back?

No, Your Highness.

I can walk by myself.

Then...

Your Highness, let's get on the carriage.

Well...

Be careful.

His Highness went through so much trouble,

but Miss Jiu'er wouldn't even let you

send her home.

Your Highness.

Do you think Miss Jiu'er

has already forgotten about you?

It's better that way.

I embarrassed myself

in front of her when I was young.

I'd love for her to forget about it.

Now, Your Highness and Miss Jiu'er

have different statuses.

I'm afraid His Majesty and His Highness

will oppose

the two of you being together.

But I think

Jiu'er is really smart.

As long as she interacts more with my eldest brother,

he will be impressed by her.

If he is willing to help me,

do I still have to worry

about anything else?

But Your Highness—

It's rare to encounter an obsession in life.

She is my obsession.

No matter how hard it is,

I want to try.

Hanzheng is too much.

He never gives me a heads up

before he acts

and runs away.

I was left there for a whole day for nothing.

I didn't get to solve my case,

nor replenish my health.

Where

did he go?

The craftsmanship is intricate. It's not a common item.

But there are no special marks on it.

Are you sure it's the culprit's?

I can't be mistaken.

In your opinion,

was that person Mu Yan?

His physique is different.

But I can't be wrong

about Mu Yan's scent.

Even if it wasn't him,

it was someone

who can get in touch with him.

In that case,

Mu Yan is in Jiuxiao City.

Maybe

he'll come to us soon.

What's wrong?